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25-192-CHI
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area – January 2025

Area prices were up 1.2 percent over the past month, up 4.3 percent from a year ago

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 1.2 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that energy prices rose 2.4 percent while food prices were 1.1 percent higher in January. The all items less food and energy index was up 1.1 percent over the month. Within the all items less food and energy category, prices were higher for shelter, apparel, and recreation. (See table 1 and table 2.) (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month changes may reflect seasonal influences.)

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area all items CPI-U advanced 4.3 percent for the 12 months ending in January. The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.8 percent over the year. Food prices rose 1.7 percent. Energy prices increased 2.7 percent.


Food

Food prices advanced 1.1 percent for the month of January. Prices for food at home (groceries) advanced 1.8 percent, and prices for food away from home (restaurant, cafeteria, and vending purchases) were unchanged for the same period. Within the food at home group, categories experiencing increases included spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces; carbonated drinks; and eggs.

Food prices rose 1.7 percent over the year. The food at home index rose 1.2 percent as three of the six major grocery store food group indexes advanced over the year. Increasing indexes included nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (+5.1 percent); meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (+2.1 percent); and dairy and related products (+3.4 percent). Prices for food away from home increased 2.6 percent.

Energy

The energy index increased 2.4 percent over the month and was up 2.7 percent over the year.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.1 percent in January. Among the index’s components, prices were higher for shelter (+0.7 percent) and apparel (+5.0 percent).

The index for all items less food and energy increased 4.8 percent over the year. Categories increasing over the year included shelter (+6.1 percent) and medical care (+3.9 percent).

The February 2025 Consumer Price Index for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area is scheduled to be released on March 12, 2025.

Publication updates and changes

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance weights have been updated and are available online in the CPI Supplemental Table of Contents.

Effective with the January 2025 data release, several indexes and average price series were discontinued. More information is available on the CPI discontinued series page. Direct any inquiries to the CPI office using one of the CPI contact information options listed online.


Technical Note

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. The Consumer Price Index for Chicago is published monthly. The set of components and sub-aggregates published for regional and metropolitan indexes is more limited than at the U.S. city average level; these indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a much smaller sample size than the national or regional indexes and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local-area indexes are more volatile than the national or regional indexes. In addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. NOTE: Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices between cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period.

Percent changes for all-items data previously found in Table A of this release can be accessed in Chart 1 for this release and its attendant data table. A full all-items data series history for the original index value and for 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent changes can be accessed via BLS data query tools. A direct link to the all-items series is provided in Table 1 of this release under historical data.

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Core Based Statistical Area includes Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois; Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties in Indiana; and Kenosha County in Wisconsin.

Refer to the national CPI news release technical note or the Handbook of Methods for more information.

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Table 1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, CPI-U by expenditure category for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Expenditure category

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0
294.542294.757298.2134.31.21.2

All items (1967=100)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23AAA0
879.970880.612890.936---

Food and beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF
325.673323.117326.7371.70.31.1

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF1
326.037323.521327.0911.70.31.1

Food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF11
301.782298.089303.4191.20.51.8

Cereals and bakery products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF111
338.165340.052337.898-0.1-0.1-0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF112
323.697316.802325.5092.10.62.7

Dairy and related products

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASEFJ
269.487264.291270.7263.40.52.4

Fruits and vegetables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF113
358.858362.401361.892-0.50.8-0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF114
264.984260.605272.6885.12.94.6

Other food at home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF115
249.374243.475248.974-0.2-0.22.3

Food away from home

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASEFV
351.685351.389351.3522.6-0.10.0

Alcoholic beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF116
319.334316.265320.8451.80.51.4

Housing

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAH
314.819316.611320.2295.21.71.1

Shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAH1
405.476407.583410.4746.11.20.7

Rent of primary residence

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASEHA
433.196434.614436.5405.00.80.4

Owners' equiv. rent of residences(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASEHC
420.176422.415424.8406.11.10.6

Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence(2)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASEHC01
420.176422.415424.8406.11.10.6

Household furnishings and operations

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAH3
102.611103.251105.6080.52.92.3

Apparel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAA
89.17090.70595.2724.86.85.0

Transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAT
243.384241.053244.7496.30.61.5

Private transportation

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAT1
245.407244.783246.8596.50.60.8

New and used motor vehicles(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASETA
117.424116.834117.6992.50.20.7

New vehicles(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASETA01
213.517213.165213.847-0.90.20.3

Used cars and trucks(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASETA02
350.973352.019353.1211.70.60.3

Motor fuel

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASETB
287.120288.419288.9333.10.60.2

Gasoline (all types)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASETB01
285.248286.604287.1273.40.70.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASS47014
273.702275.037275.6183.30.70.2

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASS47015
328.984329.983329.6414.30.2-0.1

Gasoline, unleaded premium(4)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASS47016
325.049326.302326.1284.30.3-0.1

Medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAM
570.463571.876573.5683.90.50.3

Recreation(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAR
135.233135.545137.1481.01.41.2

Education and communication(3)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAE
143.982143.698144.3502.10.30.5

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASEEB
1,334.6991,334.6991,333.9554.7-0.1-0.1

Other goods and services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAG
511.684508.644511.8536.70.00.6

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1977=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

Table 2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, CPI-U by special aggregate index for January 2025, not seasonally adjusted (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Special aggregate index

IndexesPercent change from:
Historical
data
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024

All items

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0
294.542294.757298.2134.31.21.2

Food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAF1
326.037323.521327.0911.70.31.1

Energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0E
230.083232.080237.7222.73.32.4

All items less food and energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0L1E
299.485299.960303.2624.81.31.1

All items less energy

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0LE
302.818302.886306.2214.41.11.1

All items less medical care

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0L5
282.940283.099286.6944.31.31.3

All items less shelter

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASA0L2
256.860256.405260.0053.21.21.4

Commodities

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAC
199.311198.487201.2170.91.01.4

Commodities less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASACL1
146.550146.322148.6030.31.41.6

Commodities less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASACL11
140.737140.581142.7790.21.51.6

Durables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAD
92.88192.33493.322-3.00.51.1

Nondurables

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAN
258.239257.275261.0851.91.11.5

Nondurables less food

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASANL1
200.771200.878204.7432.12.01.9

Nondurables less food & beverages

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASANL11
192.849193.116196.8902.12.12.0

Services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASAS
384.910386.109390.2126.01.41.1

Services less rent of shelter(1)

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASASL2RS
381.857382.168387.5955.81.51.4

Services less medical care services

Go to web page with historical data for series CUURS23ASASL5
369.625370.743374.9956.11.51.1

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025